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Patent GB-190306634-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cranks for Fast Rotating Machines or Parts thereof.
Filed: 1903-03-21
Granted: 1904-03-21
Abstract: 6634. Aktiebolaget Sveaseparatorn. April 12, A.D. 1902, [date applied for under Patents Act, A.D. 1901]. Driving. - Relates to means for attaching a handle to a fast-running machine, such as a centrifugal cream separator. A spring pin 3 in the handle engages in a cam groove in the spindle in the usual way. To avoid the necessity for using a washer to attach the handle, a shallow groove 6 is made in the cam. The rounded end of the pin 3 engages this groove with sufficient force to retain the handle while it is being turned. The handle can, however, be detached by a direct outward pull, the rounded pin slipping out of the groove. The pin may be mounted in the spindle and the groove made in the handle.
Patent GB-190307095-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Vases or Terminals of Bedstead Pillars and in the Manufacture of the same.
Inventor: STAPLES JOHN CROSBY
Filed: 1903-03-27
Granted: 1904-02-04
Abstract: 7095. Staples, J. C. March 27. Riveting.-In a method of securing a stamped screw liner to the base or neck of a terminal for a bedstead pillar, one or more pins, studs, or rivets a<3> are simultaneously cut in and pressed partly through the liner. The liner is placed in the neck of the terminal, the studs projecting through holes in a flange of the neck, and the two are placed in a press in which the outer end of the stud is riveted over and the inner end is expanded in the hole in the liner.
Patent GB-190308387-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Slabs, Plates, or Blocks, for Walls.
Inventor: WILSON GEORGE
Filed: 1903-04-11
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 8387. Wilson, G. April 11. Slabs.-Cement or plaster slabs or walls, partitions, &c. are moulded with interlocking wedgeshaped tongues F and grooves G at the edges, and grooves A, B, C, with or without recesses S, S<1>, for the reception of liquid cement. The grooves B in the upper and lower edges are tapered and inclined to cause the cement to run down into the vertical grooves. The faces of the slabs are indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 3, which is a central vertical sectional view. The upper edges of the recesses S<1> are inclined to facilitate the escape of air when the cement is poured down the joints. Elongated slabs may be moulded with a series of inclined grooves in the upper and lower edges connected by vertical perforations. The central portions M of the bedding surfaces B may extend beyond the bedding-joints, shown in dotted lines, to form the retaining-ribs. The slabs may be made hollow, or with air-holes, and the grooves C are expanded in the case of thick slabs, or more than one groove may be formed in the edge. To prevent breakage in transport or handling, frames of wood rods R are embedded in the cement, and twine netting may be stretched across the frames.
Patent GB-190309486-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Seal Locks specially applicable for Strap Buckles as of Mail Bags
Inventor: CHANNON JAMES
Filed: 1903-04-27
Granted: 1903-08-27
Abstract: 9486. Channon, J. April 27. Buckles.-Relates to a seal lock or fastening especially applicable for use in connection with mail bag strap buckles. The chape 6 of the buckle connects the sides 7 of the lock casing, and acts as a pivot-bar for the tongue 8. One end of the strap is secured to the chape 6, and the other end is passed beneath the rest-bar 9 and is engaged by the tongue. A leaf or cover 11, pivoted to.the sides 7, carries a box or casing 12 in which is a sliding bolt 13 adapted to engage a socket 14 in the lock casing. At the front end the bolt passes through an aperture in the casing 12, and at the rear it is provided with a stem 15, passing through this casing. A spring 19, preferably struck out from the body of the bolt, is arranged to control the bolt, and to force a recess 20 therein into engagement with the stop-piece 21 when in the locking-position. The cover 11 is provided with an aperture 18, and space is left between the cover and the bolt for a ticket or seal 17, distancepieces 16 on the casing serving as guides for the insertion of the ticket. The bolt is shot by pushing in the stem 15 and is retracted by means of a hook bar &c. which, after the breaking of the ticket or seal, can be brought into engagement with an orifice 22 in the bolt. The orifice may be circular &c. or of the keyhole shape, and the periphery towards the back chamfered or made with a feather edge so as to prevent tampering by means of a needle &c. ; the forward end of the bolt may have a feather edge for the same purpose. The bolt may be guided by pens and slots, and the stem 15 dispensed with, in which case the bolt may be shot by means of a push-bar, or the bolt may be shot automatically by means of a spring.
Patent GB-190312121-A (GB)
Title: Improved Apparatus for Bending Metal.
Inventor: FITZPATRICK PATRICK
Filed: 1903-05-27
Granted: 1903-07-02
Abstract: 12,121. Fitzpatrick, P. May 27. Bending.-An apparatus for bending bar iron to form step irons for manhole chambers, horseshoes, &c., has a block b (shown in plan) with a tang a to fit a hole in a forge anvil. The end g of the block serves as a former, round which the heated bar m is bent by a lever j with a bowl l. One end of the bar is passed through a bridle d against a stop c, the bar being held by a clamping- lever e while being bent. When the former is of irregular shape, the bowl may be spring-mounted on the lever. Two separate levers may be used if the bend includes a straight portion.
Patent GB-190314457-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Printing Machines.
Inventor: WHITEHEAD GILBERT HINDS
Filed: 1903-06-29
Granted: 1904-05-12
Abstract: 14,457. Whitehead, G. H., and Hyde, T. G. June 29. Rotary machines; inking-apparatus. - In rotary printing-machines, the inking-rollers may be automatically moved out of and into contact with the printing- cylinder at the same time as the impression cylinder when a sheet is not fed to the machine, and the vibratory or messenger roller may also be prevented automatically or non-automatically from supplying ink, thereby preventing the printing-surface receiving a superfluous quantity of ink. The inking-rollers 55 are carried in a frame 54 sliding between vertical guides, and supported, through rollers 53, on bars 51 with notches 56, so that, by moving the bars 51 to the right or left, the rollers 55 are moved into or out of contact with the printing-cylinder 4, the above-mentioned parts being similar to those on machines such as are described in Specification No. 11,397, A.D. 1899. The vibrator roller 57 may be lifted out of contact with the ductor 58 and distributing-drum 59, through levers 60, 63, lifted by brackets 64 attached to the frames 54, gap-pieces 66, by their removal, allowing the rollers 55 to be shifted without affecting the roller 57, mechanism for moving which quite independently of the rollers 54 may be provided, to be worked from where the attendant stands when feeding the sheets to the machine. The impression cylinder 3, shown out of contact with the printing-cylinder 4, is mounted on a shaft running in an eccentric bushing 5, with levers 6, attached to one end of the toggle links 7, 9, actuated by a cam 20 through levers 17, 15, 11, the motion of the lever 15 being controlled through the treadle 35, so that the cylinder 3, by the action of the toggle-levers, is brought into or out of contact with the cylinder 4. Two links 49, 50 actuated from the toggle-joint 8 move a spring- controlled crutch 46, pivoted on a lever 39, oscillated through segments 40, 41 by the cam 20, into gear with one of two projections 47, 48 on the shaft 38, which is thereby rocked and shifts the bars 51 through arms and links shown in Fig. 1. Thus the movement of the treadle 35 controls the position of the inking-rollers 55 through the medium of the toggle-links 7, 9.
Patent GB-190324670-A (GB)
Title: Manufacture of Coke.
Inventor: ALLISON JOHN JOSEPH COLLINSON
Filed: 1903-11-13
Granted: 1904-09-15
Abstract: 24,670. Allison, J. J. C. Nov. 13. Coking.-Non-coking and like coals are rendered available for coking by the ordinary processes, by the admixture therewith of tar, pitch, or other bituminous matter in suitable proportion. Preferably the coal is pulverized and has added to it the correct amount of bituminous matter in the form of small pellets obtained by melting and dropping into water, after which the mixture is carbonized in ovens with a bye-product plant for recovery of the bituminous matter.
Patent GB-190324798-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Electrically-driven Vehicles,
Filed: 1903-11-14
Granted: 1904-10-20
Abstract: 24,798. British Thomson-Houston Co., [General Electric Co.]. Nov. 14. Collectors.-Relates to a trolley or collector for electrically-propelled vehicles which are adapted to run over a highway without tracks, and to receive their power from an overhead conductor. Fig. 6 shows a side elevation of the trolley pole support, part being in section, Fig. 5 the trolley head, one half of the contact head being in section, and Fig. 4 a sectional elevation of the head taken along the centre line of Fig. 5. The trolley head consists of a central insulating-block 22, adapted to extend upward between the overhead conductors, which are arranged as shown in Fig. 2, and the outwardly-extending contact shoes 23. The block 22, which is built up of a number of strips of wood secured together by bolts 25, is connected to the supporting-pole by a universal joint consisting of a yoke 32 swivelled to the ferrule 31, and a head 33 pivoted between the arms of the yoke 32 and pivotally secured to the vertical strips 24. Springs 37, 38, which are of unequal length, yieldingly hold the trolley head in position. The lower end of the trolley pole is pivoted at 41 to the bifurcated head 42 of the trolley base, the pole being pressed upwards by the spring shown. The standard 44 is provided with a recessed lug 49, into which a latch 50 is adapted to engage when the trolley pole is drawn downwards into a horizontal position. The pole may be released from this position and manipulated by the handle 55. The standard is fixed on the vehicle so that the handle can be conveniently reached.
Patent GB-190325820-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Leaf Turners.
Inventor: GRIFFIN WILLIAM
Filed: 1903-11-26
Granted: 1904-08-18
Abstract: 25,820. Griffin, W. Nov. 26. Leaf-turners ; bookmarkers.-A leaf-turner for books, music, &c., applicable also as a bookmarker, consists of a sheet steel or other plate in which is formed a spring tongue c. The edge of the leaf is held between the tongue and the surrounding frame, the leaves being turned by a projecting thumbpiece e.
Patent GB-190326483-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Manufacture of Wheels and Wheel Centres for Railway and Tramway Vehicles.
Filed: 1903-12-03
Granted: 1904-10-06
Abstract: 26,483. Baker & Co., J., and Baker, G. Dec. 3. Forging.-Wheels and wheel centres for railway and tramway vehicles are pressed to shape betweetop and bottom dies while subjected to lateral pressure by side dies, preferably two in number. Fig. 1 illustrates the arrangement of dies, the lower die a being a complete circle and having grooves to form the whole or part of the spokes, while the upper die e is of the shape shown in Fig. 6, and may have grooves d to assist in forming the spokes. The bottom die is partially rotated after each pressure,. the side dies i squeezing up the extruded metal to form the rim. The successive positions of the lower die may be determined by an index-plate. The web between the spokes is punched out and the wheel may then be finished in dies to remove sharp edges. The hole for the axle may be punched during the forging operation.
Patent GB-190326810-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or connected with Street or Road Railway-points.
Inventor: TRAVERS WALTER HENRY
Filed: 1903-12-08
Granted: 1904-06-30
Abstract: 26,810. Travers, W. H. Dec. 8. Points for street or road railways, which are pressed in one direction by springs, are fitted with rubber or other plugs to prevent banging. Opposite the usual spring c, c' is fitted a plug h of india-rubber or other material, which is fed forward by a screw g passing through a loose plate f. This plate is held between guides k in a small box or case e, so that it can be readily removed. The small case e may be made in one with the large case d, or it may be made separate and bolted in position.
Patent GB-190326870-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in the Construction and Arrangement of Holders for Reference Cards or Lists of Names and Addresses, and the like
Inventor: STEWART HERBERT GALLOWAY
Filed: 1903-12-08
Granted: 1904-03-03
Abstract: 26,870. Stewart, H. G. Dec. 8. Filing papers &c. -Relates to apparatus for holding cards bearing lists of names and addresses or other matter, in which one edge of each card is held in a separate slip pivoted in a rack, so that the card turns freely about that edge. Two triangular end-pieces a, a<1> which may be slightly spread apart at the back, are held together by a thin metal stay b of the form shown in Fig. 3, stiffened by a longitudinal rib. In the ends are two holes c, c<1>, elongated vertically, for suspending the apparatus. A similar stay b<1> may be placed across the bottom, and two others d, e are placed across the inclined front. These stays have the section shown in Fig. 2, and their flanges d', e<1> are perforated with holes f to receive the ends of the card holders. The latter are strips of thin metal g bent into the shape of a hollow groove g<1>, into which the card is pressed, the ends being cut down and pressed together to form the pivots. The inclined edges of the end-pieces may be protected by hollow metal beadings h, h<1>. To the outer card is attached a metal clip which can be turned over so as to embrace all the cards. The strips carrying the pivots may be attached to a single flat board, suspended against a wall or the like. The edges of the cards are numbered, and may have a rounded notch to facilitate turning.
Patent GB-190400984-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and connected with Electrical Alarums for Clocks.
Inventor: STURGESS CHARLES BERTRAM
Filed: 1904-01-14
Granted: 1904-12-08
Abstract: 984. Sturgess, C. B. Jan. 14. Signals, time-alarm.-Insulated pin-contacts d are provided on the dial of a clock, in connection with external plug holes f for the free terminals g, h of electric-bell wires i, j. The circuit of a bell and the battery k is completed at the time to which a plug is set by means of an auxiliary hourhand b ending in a rotary star m which wipes the pin-contacts.
Patent GB-190405110-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in or relating to Portable Folding Seats.
Inventor: FUCHS RUDOLF
Filed: 1904-03-01
Granted: 1904-04-07
Abstract: 5110. Fuchs, R. March 1. Seats and stools; upholstery springs; seating- surfaces.-A portable folding seat to be suspended from the user, for use in gardening or other occupations, and also as a camp stool, when shooting &c., may consist of two crossed wooden legs 1, 2, to the top of which are connected wooden yokes 8, 9 carrying a girdle 10 of pliable material, which may be lined or quilted to serve as a seat. To the bottom of the legs a spring 7 is pivoted at 5 and 6, and in its normal position, when the person is standing, this spring folds the legs nearly together. When the seat is in use, the legs are forced apart against the pull of the spring, and a large surface is presented to the ground to prevent the legs from sinking into it, while the user can bend a little forward or backward, if needful. The spring may be covered with cloth or other suitable material to prevent slipping or rusting. When the user is standing or walking, the seat is suspended at the four corners of the yokes 8, 9 by adjustable braces 12, 14 passing over the shoulders, or fixed to the clothing.
Patent GB-190406978-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Machines for Testing the Strengths of Materials
Inventor: PETCH ALBANY FRANCIS
Filed: 1904-03-23
Granted: 1905-03-23
Abstract: 6978. Petch, A. F. March 23. Testing strength of materials.-In a compoundlever machine, a shackle suspended from the weighing-lever is used for light tests. The hydraulic cylinder is supported in such a way that the packing-rings are easily accessible. The carriages used to support the ends of springs in deflectional tests are supported on rollers to reduce friction. The lever D, Fig. 1, supported by a knife-edge on the standard B is connected by the shackle F to the weighing-lever E, supported on a second standard C. The shackle H is used for heavy tests and the shackle K for light tests, the travelling weight G being used in both. The hydraulic cylinder is mounted on trunnions, through which the pressure is communicated. The carriage shown in Fig. 3 consists of a table 4 formed with ways 5 resting on rollers 6, loosely held in a frame 8 and running upon rails cast on the table of the machine.
Patent GB-190416475-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Flushing Water Closets.
Inventor: ROSS WILLIAM
Filed: 1904-07-26
Granted: 1905-06-08
Abstract: 16,475. Ross, W., and Ross, T. July 26. Actuating self-closing lift valves. - In valve-discharge water-waste preventers, the ordinary valve B, at the end of the down pipe D, is raised by an ordinary suction lifter E connected to the lever G by a rod F. The lever G may be formed with a handle or may be actuated by means of a chain &c. It is moved so as to bring the lifter E into contact with the valve B, which is then raised by the weight K. Water gradually penetrates between the adhering surfaces of the lifter and valve and causes the latter to drop.
Patent GB-190417370-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Revolving Cement-burning Furnaces.
Inventor: RUESAGER HENRIK EMIL
Filed: 1904-08-09
Granted: 1905-06-15
Abstract: 17,370. R³sager, H. E. Aug. 9. Rotary cement furnaces ; charges, agituting.- Relates to revolving cement furnaces n which the raw material is charged into the upper end of a long slightlyinclined tube and travels under the action of gravity through the tube to the lower end, where it is burnt by a flame blown into the bottom end of the tube, and consists in providing in the upper part of the tube radial partitions for agitating the material as it passes down the tube, thus increasing the surface of material which is brought into contact with the products of combustion. Fig. 1 shows the revolving furnace tube c, mounted on rollers b and provided with partitions f, which are shown more clearly in Fig. 2. The partitions f, f<1>, f<2> may be plain, corrugated, or serrated on one or both sides, and they may meet near the axis of the furnace tube, as shown on the left-hand side of Fig. 2 ; or, as an alternative, they may terminate at some distance from the axis, as shown, in which case the material may pass from one space g<1> to the next.
Patent GB-190500544-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Separating Mud or Solid Matter from Sludge or Drain Water in a Practically Dry Condition.
Filed: 1905-01-11
Granted: 1905-05-04
Abstract: 544. Kremer, C., and Ges. f³r Abwõsserklõrung. Jan. 11. Sewage sludge, treating. -Drainage sludge is concentrated by means of a filter-press and used for f u e l briquettes. T h e sludge is withdrawn from the settling-tank b by the screw conveyer s, and passed through a pipe k, controlled by a sluice c, into the filter tank. A filter block, consisting of a layer 7 of turf or the like held between a perforated plate 5 and a barred plate 6, stands on the bottom 2 of the filter and can be removed when the latter is opened. The block has at its centre a socket 8, into which is screwed a pipe 9. A second pipe 10 having perforations 11 at the upper end fits into the pipe 9 and can slide vertically within it. This pipe passes near the top through a second similar filter block, attached to a screw 15, and having a layer of peat or similar medium. When the filter is charged with sludge, the handle 16 is rotated, and the upper block and pipe 10 are lowered. The water passes through the blocks, that passing through the upper block being drawn off through the perforations 11 and the pipes 10, 9 to the space below the lower block, from which it is discharged through a tap 3. The bottom 2 of the filter is opened, and the lower block slipped out so that the solid may be removed.
Patent GB-190501467-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Apparatus for Moving the Junction Points of Tramways, Light Railways and the like.
Inventor: PASTOR SALVADOR
Filed: 1905-01-25
Granted: 1906-04-25
Abstract: 1467. Pastor, S., and Boom, A. A. Jan. 25, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Points and switches.-Relates to combined means for mechanically operating and locking the junction points of tramways, light railways, and the like, from approaching vehicles. Fig. 4 shows a plan of a junction point, the points being set for the main line. Arranged at or about the centre of the main track and near the points is a tongue d carried on the vertical pivot d<1> in the case e. This tongue, which normally lies athwart a groove e' formed in the case e, is connected to the transverse barf, this bar being in turn connected to the points c. The springs c<1> keep the points in their normal position. At the side of one of the rails, a pedal g, pivoted at g<1>, is provided, which is normally held level with the track by the bar f engaging with a projection h, Fig. 6, on its underside. When the points have been moved over into the reverse position, the pedal g becomes free to be raised above the track by a weight or spring g<111>, the projection h engaging a notch in the bar f, Fig. 9, and thus locking the points. When the vehicle has passed the points, an arm, pulley, or roller j, placed at the rear of the vehicle, depresses the pedal g, thus liberating the bar f and allowing the points to assume their normal position. The points are operated from the vehicle by the driver depressing a flanged pulley which engages in the groove e<1> and moves the tongue d over.
Patent GB-190504755-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to the Manufacture of Artificial Threads
Inventor: LINKMEYER RUDOLF
Filed: 1905-03-07
Granted: 1906-03-07
Abstract: 4755. Linkmeyer, R. June 8, 1904, [date applied for under Patents Act, 1901]. Cellulose, non-fibrous.-In the manufacture of threads from a cupro-ammoniacal solution of cellulose, the free ammonia is abstracted from the solution before squirting, and the alkalinity of the solution is regulated by introducing air therein. The air may be injected into or agitated with the solution, and the operation may be assisted by means of a vacuum, the solution being subjected to the action of the vacuum either before or after the treatment with air.
Patent GB-190505734-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in Cooling-devices for Cooling Towers, Graduating Works and the like
Inventor: BLASBERG EUGEN
Filed: 1905-03-18
Granted: 1905-11-02
Abstract: 5734. Blasberg, E. March 18. Scrubbers and washers.-In cooling-towers and the like, the laths, battens, or bars 4, shown in cross-section in Fig. 2, are provided on their undersides with longitudinal grooves 5 forming ridges or ribs 6, 7. The sides of the laths slope downwards and inwards. The bars rest preferably in notched or recessed cross-bars 9 so as to form a louvre-like structure.